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Lord Ganesha
The subject of this piece is the Indian god- Ganesha. I worked on this mixed media piece during the festival in September as it reminded me of the auspiciousness, celebrations, and at the same time, the disappointing part of it that is carried out when the festival ends. The festival involves statues of Ganesha made from plaster of Paris, which are later immersed in the oceans at the end of the festival, harming our nature and polluting it- as plaster isn’t environmentally friendly. This piece was inspired by this scenario of how we worship God, and yet we try to destroy what he has made in such ways.
The charcoal and chalk give the subject a stone/statue effect and make it seem realistic. While I have torn apart pieces of Indian newspaper and applied a muddy brown color with a palette knife for the background to suggest the waste that the statue is drowning in.
Medium- Charcoal, chalk, acrylic paints, and newspaper.
Size- 33" x 23.8"
Surviving
Based on the prompt- Phenomenon. The reference image was photographed by me on a photo walk in Mumbai’s National Park. Grasshoppers are similar to introverts; they try to stay in the life cycle in order to survive. Thus, camouflaging with the leaves.
Medium- Oil and Acrylic.
Size- Approx 4 feet tall
A Good Night’s Sleep
This painting is inspired by my time spent back when I used to live in India, where we would use a zapper bat to get rid of mosquitoes every night as a chore. The mosquito is painted in great detail with oils as it is the main subject of the piece and needed to stand out compared to the figure.
Medium- Oils and glass liner.
Size- 14" x 18"
Orange
Observational drawing of an orange that I had peeled open to eat. The use of prismacolor allowed me to emphasize the details and various shades of the fruit’s skin.
Media- Prismacolor and whitener
Size- 8.3" x 11.8"
A-Level Final Piece
Ghungroo
The main focus here is the ghungroo- a musical ornament consisting of metal balls worn on the ankles by Bharatnatyam dancers which helps emphasise the dancing skills of the dancer carrying out complex footwork. It is vital for me as well because it keeps me in rhythm and holds significance as it differentiates a dancer ready for performance from a non-dancer. I have given the ghungroos a lot more detail with the pencil and drawn it as realistically as possible, as it is the main subject of the drawing.
Media- Graphite pencil and prismacolor
Size- 11.7" x 10.2"
Makeover
This is a painting of a Roman sculpture I saw at the Vatican museum. Inspired by abstract, modern styles and pop art. I decided to mix these 2 opposite art styles to create a modernised version of an old, historical statue. The face of the statue is done in sections of gray shades to give the realistic stone feel, while the hair has been done in swirled movements with a candy tone colour scheme for a dreamy, fantasy kind of feel.
Media- Oil paint and acrylic on canvas
Size- 11.7" x 15.9"
Interior Exterior
A representation of the way we keep a deceptive facade in order to suppress our emotions from everyone. This is a 2 piece work that is highlighting the heavy and exhausted feeling within an individual going through depression and other mental health issues. The use of 3 different mediums is to identify each section as different parts of the figure. Each medium is chosen to represent either of the three sections- prismacolour for the muscles to show the human part of her that is still present, and charcoal to portray the hidden inner feelings.
Medium- Charcoal, prismacolor and tape.